Every person charged for committing an offence is entitled to be arraigned and tried before a competent court of law within 48 hours. However, certain alleged offenders have been remanded in prison for over two years without trial. The Chief judge in his magnanimity, backed up by statutory provisions, discharged alleged offenders awaiting trial in […]
HRCRC Co-Convenes National Day of Mourning in Abakaliki
28th of May, 2019 was set aside to mark National Day of Mourning in Nigeria. A day set aside to honour victims of the killings, banditry and drew government’s attention to the spate of Human Rights abuses in the country. The Right to life is the Fundamental Human Right on which every other right hinges. […]
HRCRC Organise Engagement for CSOs and Organisations on Post-Election Peace in Ebonyi and Continuous Voter Education
Still on ensuring a Peaceful Post-Election Ebonyi State, HRCRC, with funding support from Irish Aid and St Patrick’s Missionary Society organized a one day engagement for CSOs, non-state actors, media and relevant organizations on the need for continuous voter education and post election peace in Ebonyi state. INEC Head of Voter Education – Barr George […]
HRCRC Headquarters visit Onuayim Branch
As a grassroot oriented organization, HRCRC has spread across the 13 local government areas of the state over 25 branches. Today a team from HRCRC headquarters visited her newly formed and inaugurated branch at Onuayim Isieke branch to encourage her members. In this fight to curb injustice and entrench human rights, whilst encouraging peaceful coexistence […]
HRCRC and Partners Pay Advocacy Visits to Radio Nigeria Abakaliki, Commissioner of Police and Prison Comptroller Abakaliki
in furtherance of our efforts in promoting peace, the Rule of law and Justice, HRCRC and personnel of the newly opened state office of the National Human Rights Commission NHRC, and a CSO – Youths for Human Rights, visited Radio Nigeria management to further consolidate the existing relationship between the bodies to help propagate the […]